Lanin light

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 22, 2010199 views15 comments

After a storm there´s always good chances of geting this kind of light we all love to photograph.

Lanin Volcano
Junin de los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina

1ds / 70-200mm + TC 2x @400mm / SR polarizer

All critiques and comments are welcome!

Thanks in advance.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Roberto Fernandez on June 22, 2010 at 11:46 AM

Hi Ricardo

Superblight at the Lanin,

IMO there are too dark areas close the main subject of this photograph, it was a difficult exposure I think

Best regards
Roberto

Registered on November 21, 2009, 36 Posts, 95 Comments

Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on June 22, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Gracias Roberto

You are right, i was really hard to expose. I have another version with a 3 stops soft grad for the sky and the peak but i didn´t like the result, it looks unnatural. This one represent best what i saw that moment, all shadow and the mountain on fire. I did a manual blend also, and it looks horrible unnatural too.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 62 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 22, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Gorgeous light and great contrast Ricardo.

Gary.

Registered on April 15, 2010, 142 Posts, 2416 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 22, 2010 at 12:58 PM

Gorgeous, light Ricardo. Must have been breathtaking to witness first hand.

Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on June 22, 2010 at 1:03 PM

Gorgeous light and a superb image. Lovely comp too.

Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments

Comment posted by Dietrich Gloger on June 22, 2010 at 2:30 PM

You captured some really good light Ricardo. I do not might the dark areas. I don't find them distracting. They actually add some abstract quality to the image.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on June 22, 2010 at 2:55 PM

Ricardo,

The power of the mountains! Nice! Makes me think of much of my childhood trekking around mountains (and looking at them) as my dad climbed them!

Great image IMO!

Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments

Comment posted by Jack Graham on June 22, 2010 at 3:00 PM

Ricardo..... Very Galen Rowell esque.... I really like this.

JG

Registered on November 26, 2003, 158 Posts, 574 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on June 22, 2010 at 3:47 PM

great light "show", ricardo. beautiful glow too and the mood here really blows me away. I darker edge doesn´t bother me at all, it kind of let´s my eyes go straight to that beautiful light. majestic mountains these. great comp and capture, mate!

Registered on May 6, 2009, 132 Posts, 1406 Comments

Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 22, 2010 at 3:55 PM

Some awesome light. Too bad you were not able to capture more of that peak.

Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments

Comment posted by Anthony Vincent on June 22, 2010 at 5:06 PM

Man I can just stare at that light bathing the mountain. Nice work Ricardo

Registered on February 5, 2009, 199 Posts, 2775 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 22, 2010 at 7:12 PM

Wow--spectacular! Congrats-

Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 22, 2010 at 9:02 PM

Epic shot. A grand scale with this impressive mountain.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Stuart Williams on June 23, 2010 at 1:31 AM

gorgeous light and great atmosphere. well done.

Registered on December 7, 2007, 247 Posts, 4792 Comments

Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on June 23, 2010 at 9:01 AM

Thanks a lot for the comments!

Eva: Thanks. Yes, it was a true show of light and only lasted about 30 seconds, sadly this photo doesn´t make justice what i saw that moment.

Mark: That´s right man, mountains are powerfull and majestic and them became a very important part of my life since i meet them. I think the same happened to you.

Registered on July 22, 2009, 62 Posts, 730 Comments